Cyc­ling the Route der In­dus­triekul­tur (In­dus­tri­al Her­it­age Trail)

Dis­cov­er­ing the his­tory of the Ruhr Area by bike

Dis­cov­er­ing the Ruhr Area by bike: the In­dus­tri­al Her­it­age Trail links out­stand­ing at­trac­tions, such as the Gas­o­met­er, Zollver­ein Coal Mine and Land­scape Park Duis­burg North.

Level of difficulty: easy

River Eder Cycle Path

The en­tire length of the Eder from the source in the Rothaarge­birge

With no ma­jor as­cents, the River Eder Cycle Path is ideal for fam­il­ies and leis­ure cyc­lists.

Level of difficulty: easy

Möhne Val­ley Cycle Path

Flat cyc­ling ter­rain through Sauer­land

While cyc­ling through Sauer­land is gen­er­ally de­mand­ing, the flat Möh­net­al-Rad­weg (Möhne Val­ley Cycle Path), which fol­lows a for-mer rail­way track, is not so.

Level of difficulty: easy

Three Rivers Tour

Met­ro­pol­it­an flair, tran­quil coun­tryside and his­tor­ic vil­lages

This cir­cu­lar cycle route not only con­nects the Rhine, Ahr and Erft rivers, it also jux­ta­poses large cit­ies with his­tor­ic vil­lages, and Ro-man re­mains with knight’s castles.

Level of difficulty: intermediate

Ro­man Lippe Route

Cyc­ling in the tracks of the Ro­mans

Themed cycle routes along the River Lippe: from Det­mold through the Ruhr Area as far as the Lower Rhine, cyc­lists can take a wa­ter-themed tour or fol­low the tracks of the Ro­mans.

Level of difficulty: intermediate

Ahr cycle route

Act­ive travel between the Eifel and Rhine re­gions

The Ahr cycle route winds its way over 80 kilo­metres through one of the most beau­ti­ful vine­yard re­gions in the coun­try, and is a good des­tin­a­tion for a sporty day trip with a a re­lax­ing glass of wine to fin­ish the tour.

Ruhr Val­ley Cycle Path

From idyll­ic land­scapes to in­dus­tri­al her­it­age

From in­dus­tri­al her­it­age and vi­brant cit­ies to idyll­ic nature and half-timbered houses: the Ruhr Val­ley Cycle Path passes many dif­fer­ent towns on its way through Sauer­land and the Ruhr Area.

Level of difficulty: intermediate

Töd­den­land Cycle Path

The cir­cu­lar route links in­ter­est­ing sites from the 17th and 18th cen­tur­ies.

A cycle path for his­tory buffs: this cir­cu­lar route fol­lows the tracks of 17th and 18th cen­tury West­phali­an sales­men.

Level of difficulty: easy

In­dus­tri­al her­it­age in the Rhine­land with a bi­cycle

Cyc­ling route con­nects LVR (Rhine­land re­gion­al coun­cil) in­dus­tri­al mu­seums

On the cycle path of the in­dus­tri­al mu­seums, it is pos­sible to cre­ate pa­per, to de-scend in­to a tur­bine cel­lar and to face the entry ex­am­in­a­tion to be­come a train­ee in the iron and steel in­dustry.

Level of difficulty: easy

Lahn Val­ley Cycle Path

An ideal route for fam­il­ies and leis­ure cyc­lists

The Lahn Val­ley Cycle Path fol­lows the en­tire length of the Lahn. It is suit­able for fam­il­ies and leis­ure cyc­lists as well as more seasoned cyc­lists.

Level of difficulty: easy